13 May
2025
13 May
'25
12:33 a.m.
On 13/05/2025 00:58, Mike Katz via cctalk wrote:
It's just another case of how long should a
company maintain older
infrastructure in the face of new technologies and systems.
The conversion to Teams was relatively painless so it's not much of a
big deal for many.
There are also many alternatives to Skype if Teams doesn't work for you.
For those of us who had free minutes to a real landline in many
countries via "Skype Out" its a big loss that isn't replaced by Teams.
Skype once was a real help when I had a card blocked in the USA and was
sent a number to dial that was only accessible from the UK.
Nearly spoilt a VCF but I used Skype to call the UK presenting my UK
landline number.
Another great feature was that it if like me you had two phone numbers
in different countries it would present the one appropriate to that country.
So many won't miss it, but for those of us who used it to call real
numbers, there is nothing comparable to replace it.
I am not a fan of Microsoft at all but how long can we
expect them to
pay to keep old servers up and running?
Try to find 10 year old DDR2 RAM or a DVD Blou-Ray writer (or
reader). Even the automotive industry isn't required to maintain a
parts inventory for more than 10 years.
On 5/12/2025 6:41 PM, Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote:
Dave
It is with some sadness to here of Skype's
demise even though MS
owned it.
It's not necessarily on topic of 'ancient' personal computing but then
again maybe it is!
Happy computing,
Murray 🙂